functionalism
Pronunciation: /ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪzəm/
The English word “functionalism” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.
- The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.
- The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
- The theory that the Holocaust was the result of a gradual escalation of decisions and procedures at the operational level (approved but not necessarily preconceived by Hitler).
- A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.
- Synonym of functional linguistics.
- Synonym of functional programming.
Etymology
From functional + -ism.
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